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Only be careful with this a little bit; I "took control" one time
a bit too strongly--here's a surprise, I'm a talker!!--and there was a
moment in the interview process where I realized I was so busy talking
about all the great things I could do for her, that I'd taken the
interviwer's control away from her. And I could see there was no way I was
going to get that job...
At the risk of being flamed, I'd suggest there may be some gender
issues happening in interviews...Reading "Men and Women Talking 9 to 5"
might be helpful. Posits two communication styles, basically:
consensus-building and one-upsmanship. I'd suggest that, gender issues
aside, listening & paying attention to the interviewer's communication
style is key to a successful interview
strategy...
Mary
Mary Durlak Erie Documentation Inc.
East Aurora, New York (near Buffalo)
durl -at- buffnet -dot- net
On Tue, 17 Feb 1998, Steve Ortiz wrote:
snip ...
> An open-ended question is your opportunity to take control of
> the interview. Cover the projects you completed under you previous
> employer
> without talking about the employer. Expand on your experiences under
